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1. Construction Permit - Addition or Alteration http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... You need a construction permit to remodel or add onto your building, whether it is a single-family house, multifamily building, or a ...
2. Construction Permit - Establishing Use http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... Our Land Use Code specifies the type of development, called the use, allowed on property in different zones. What Is It? Our Land Use ...
3. Construction Permit - New Building, Multifamily, Commercial, ... http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... You need a construction permit to build a new multifamily, commercial, mixed use, or industrial building. What Is It? You need a ...
4. Construction Permit - New Building, Single-Family Residential or ... http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... You need a construction permit to build a new single-family house or duplex. What Is It? You need a construction permit to build a new ...
5. Construction Permit - Subject-to-Field-Inspection http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... A subject-to-field-inspection permit is a construction permit for small projects that meet certain criteria. What Is It? A ...
6. Construction Permit - Temporary Structures & Uses http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... A temporary permit allows you to use a building or property for something different than its ordinary use for a short period of time. What ...
7. Curb Cut Permit http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... You need a curb cut permit when you make a new driveway in an existing sidewalk curb. What Is It? You need a curb cut permit when you ...
8. Demolition Permit - Building http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... You need a demolition permit to remove a building. What Is It? You need a demolition permit to remove a building.  You don’t need a ...
9. Design Review - Administrative http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... Administrative Design Review is optional for certain commercial and residential development projects. On October 26, 2025, the City ...
10. Design Review - Full http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... Full Design Review is required for mid- and large-sized commercial and residential development projects. On October 26, 2025, the City ...
11. Design Review - Streamlined http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... Streamlined Design Review is required for most townhouse development projects. On October 26, 2025, the City adopted temporary rules to ...
12. Earthquake Home Retrofit Permit http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... We want to help you to protect your home against earthquake damage by speeding up the application process for Home Retrofit Permits. What ...
13. Electrical Permit http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... You need an electrical permit any time electrical wiring is installed, altered, extended, or connected to any electrical equipment. What Is ...
14. Elevator & Escalator Permit http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... You need a permit to install elevators, escalators, moving walks, dumbwaiters, handicap lifts, and material lifts in public or private ...
15. Emergency Repair Permit http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... If your house has structural damage caused by an emergency situation, you are eligible to apply for an emergency repair permit. What Is It? ...
16. Fire Alarm Permit http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... You need Fire Department review of your plans when you are adding, replacing, or relocating 7 or more fire alarm devices or control units. ...
17. Grading Permit http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... You may need a grading permit if you are excavating, removing, or adding soil on your property, moving soil from one part of your property ...
18. Land Use / Master Use Permit - Overview of MUP http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... A master use permit (MUP) is a land use application. MUP and land use application are terms used to describe a review process that typically ...
19. Land Use / Master Use Permit - Conditional Use http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... Each Seattle zone specifies allowed uses. Some uses are permitted outright while others are subject to additional criteria and review. What ...
20. Land Use / Master Use Permit - Environmentally Critical Areas ... http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... Environmentally critical areas (ECAs) include wetlands, flood-prone areas, abandoned landfills, fish and wildlife habitat conservation ...
21. Land Use / Master Use Permit - Plat http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... Platting is a process used to create or modify individual parcels of property. You need to submit a platting land use application for a lot ...
22. Land Use / Master Use Permit - Rezone http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... A land use rezone permit allows you to change your property’s land use zone, which changes the size of what you can build and how you can ...
23. Land Use / Master Use Permit - Shoreline http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... Properties within 200 feet of the shoreline are regulated by the Seattle Shoreline Master Program (SMP) in addition to our zoning ...
24. Land Use / Master Use Permit - State Environmental Policy Act ... http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... The State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) is legislation that allows local governments to identify and mitigate possible environmental ...
25. Land Use / Master Use Permit - Land Use Code Variance http://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/permits/permits-we-issu ... A land use variance allows us to grant relief from certain code requirements. What Is It? A variance allows us to grant relief from ...